Building construction



May 11 1926.

' 1,583,777 G. w. CHANCE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed June 13, 1922 Patented May 11, 1926.

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, application filed June 13,

integrally the skeleton or supportin -structure of the wallsand roof connected to the enclosure or ext nded surface parts. I am aware that, portable, or knocked down buildings, are not a novelty, but the com ,struction which I have shown in the drawings accompanying this specification, I believe is entirely new, of great utility, easily made and put together and possesses great strength and rigidity.

In forming the parts, while I prefer generall to use metal in solid sheets or expancl ed metal in parts on nearly all of the parts of the structure, yet other material may be used, such as composition fibre and concrete or combinations of such with metal or otherwise.

Generally, the sides and-roof are designedto be .built of panels of a similar style of construction.

It isalso my urpose at times, to reinforce the strengthof the triangular shaped column-girder joint, which is a particular feature of m design, by placing rods and. concrete within the same. 7 I

\Vhile I have shown only a building of one story on the drawings, accompanying this specification, yet it ismy purpose to use a similar type of anel to that shown for the sides and roof, or floor construction, placing the panels, preferably with the base of the triangle down as are the roof panels, and usin suitable flooring on top of the construction and ceiling beneath, if desired. At times, I make a double wall by fastening plates to the inner edge of the column joint.

For a more particular descri'tion of my I invention, I refer to the drawmgs accompanying this specification, in which Figure 1, shows a side elevation of a small building built according to my method.

Figure 2, shows a cross view of the structure between t e panels of the same, with knee-brace pla es, ridge plates, and gable end plate or plates F1 re 3, shows a sectional plan of the buildmg shown by Figure 1, with front and back corner st construction diagramed'.

Fig. 4 is an inside elevation of panel plates formed and connected in accordance with the invention, and Figure 9 is a vertical see- 1922. Serial No. 561,926.

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of Figure 4.

Figure Sis. aplan View ofthelstructurei' I ,ao this figureinel-udes .dotted lines showing posshown in Figures 4 and 9 and-in addition sible modifications of the structure. 1 a 1 Figure 6 shows across section of the coupling column, girder and rafter joint, which is preferably triangular in shape; This,

jointmay be used w1th concrete filling-and reinforcing rods, as shown, or without, ac

cording to the strength required.

Figure 7, shows a vertical side elevatio of the ]oint,'.shown by Figure 6, andFiguref 8 shows a front-elevation view of the's ame. Figure 10 illustrates. a system whereby.

plates made; in accordance with the invention, I I may be used as molds for producing acon' crete wall. In all the figures, l, 1,'show the sides of the panels, and 7 7, the flanged ends of the same.

Referring. particularly to be observed that the two panel pl-ates'have their edge: portions bent or otherwise formed to substantially enclose between them I a relatively large space which is of uniform cross section fromvone end-of the panel to the other. As concerns the-invention in its broader aspects, I do not limit myself to .the exact form ofwthis enclosed space, but I have found it highly preferablev that this space be approximately trlangwbe understood that the formation of the plates in the way described provides a relatively large and strong supporting and re.- I

inforcing column at the joint betwe neach two plates, thus providing a very stiff and ri id building structure.

l'preferably connect the two plates to-.-

gether by two separate sets of bolts or other shear resisting fastenings located at opposite sides of the enclosed space. -."Ihe inner set of bolts 4-4 preferably bears on washers 3+3.

In addit on to the joint structure as already described, I prefer to alsoinclude a supplemental batten and couplin'g'plate 2 which is clamped between th bent-over edges of the panel plates 1-1. Preferably as shown, this plate is T-shaped incross section with the head. of the T adjacent the outer surfaces of the panel plates.

surface of t e structure and 9 shows a ridge l brace plate, bolted through the centralfpart of the triangular joint against part 2.

structure, 11, 11,.s1owend formation sills and 14,- 14, side sills, to which plates 1, -1, are bolted, through flan es 7 ,7.

12, 12, show back en posts construction being lapped'over plate ends with a cross brace, forming 'a triangle in sect10n.

13, shows a gable end plate, flanged inward and. along its upper edges bolted to parts 2, 2, of the .last roof. panel front and also'one V at the rear of the'structure, fastenedinia similar manner.

15, 15, show corner posts covered with metal and fastened to the lastsideffronfi plates, 1, 1, and battens 2, 2. Parts-16,1116

are cornice gable ends bolted to. parts2, i

In Figure 5, 17, 17, show, in dotted lines, plates with flanged edges fastened in-the triangular joints y means of'bolts through such flanges in the {pints and such plates, formin a double we.- trates bent outward or inward as desired. Fi e 10, shows a method of a sohd concrete wall byusing p ates 1, 1 shown b dotted lines, as theinside mold sides an 18, 18, as the outside of such mold sides, heldtogether by short lengths of the.

batten pieces 2, 2; such a mold may also be used for-casting floors and roofs of the type shown by 19, or similar thereto.-

20, shows an L brace stiffener for fastening on the plates 1, 1, when it is necessary to prevent the buckling of such;

Where bolting is here; mentioned, itis' not intended to limit the fastening method to bolts alone, other methods may be used. The structure shown on the drawin would be suitable for a small garage, with windows, and doors as shown between corner posts 15, 15. v 7.

It is assembled by fastening the upright side plates 1, 1,.to the sills 14, 14, and 11, rear by boltin through the flanges 7, 7.

The triangulhr joints are coupled up, corners set and gable end plates fastened to the end roof panels. The roof panels are then placed with the plates 8, 8 and 9, 9, in position and so on until completion.

.Fi "re 5 alsoillus- 'ow the main pane plates inayjybe' along the ridge, the part 10, in this case being made with lugs rojecting downward between the flanged on s of the rafter plates with holes in them, enabling bolts to be used binding the ridge plate and the rafter ends together.

' While the side and roof plates are here shown each as of one piece, the crimped triangular joint parts may be separately constructed and fastened to the plates. 10, shows arid e plate fastened to the What I claim is 1. In a building structure, the combineenclose between them a space which is approximately triangular in cross section and which is located entirely at the inner side of the main plane of theplates, a ground frame to which the bottom flanges are connected, and shear resisting fastenings for holding the each two ad acent plates together,

2. In a building structure, the combination of'a series of vertical panel plates, each pair of adjacent plates, having their vertical edge portions bent to substantially enclosebetween them a space which is ap proximately triangular in cross section and which is located entirely at the inner side of the lane of the plates, a second series 7 of. ane plates similar in form to the aforeroducing sai vertical plates and located above the latter to form another part of the building, vertical hip plates inserted in the joints between the panels to connect the. first said vertical panels with the second said panels,

and shear resisting fastenings for holding all ofthe lates together.

3. In a uilding structure, the combination of a series of vertical anel plates, each pair of adjacent plates iaving their vertical edge portions bent to substantially enclose between them a space Whichis approximately triangular in cross section and which is located entirely at the inner side of the plane of the plates, a series of plates ,T-sh'aped in cross section located respectively between each two adjacent panel plates with the head of the T adjacent the outer surfaces of the plates, a. second series of panel plates similar in form to the aforesaid vertical plates and located above the latter to form another part of the'building,

a second series of plates T-shaped in cross section located respectively between each two adjacent inclined panel plates with the head of the Tv adjacent the upper or outer surfaces of the plates, vertical hip plates inserted in the joints between the panels to connect the first said vertical panels with the second said panels, and shear resisting iastenings for holding all of the plates together.

4. In a building structure, the combination of a series of vertical panel plates, each pair of adjacent plates having their vertical edge portions bent to substantially enclose between them a space which is approximately triangular in cross section and which is located entirely at the inner side of the lane of the plates, at second series of panel plates similar in form to the aforesaid vertical plates and located above the latter to form another part of the building,

means for holding all of the plates together, and concrete filling the aforesaid triangular spaces between the several panels.

5. In a building structure, the combina tion of a series of panel plates, each pair of adjacent plates having their edge portions bent to substantially enclose between them a space which is uniform in cross section and which is located entirely at the inner side of the plane of the plates, a series of plates substantially parallel to the panels and engaging them at the inner sides of the enclosed spaces, 'shear resisting fastenings for holding all of the plates together, and concrete filling the aforesaid spaces.

GEORGE WHITEFIELD CHANCE. 

